Stewart and Pattinson in Breaking Dawn Part 2, the latest instalment in the Twilight franchise, in 2012. Photograph: Allstar/Summit Entertainment

Meyer’s four books were made into five movies which together took around £2.5bn. The stars of the franchise, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, have also professed themselves open to further instalments.

Said Stewart of the possibility of a reboot: “To be honest with you: I would be interested. I’d be kind of fascinated, but it wouldn’t emotionally affect me one way or the other.”

Meanwhile Pattinson was more circumspect, saying: “I’d be curious what Stephenie would write, but I think I’d probably be too old. I’m already too old. But yeah, it’d be kind of interesting.”